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If that is Whitby Abbey - where are the goths?It is of course the graveyard at St Mary's Church by Whitby Abbey. The same as used as a setting in the novel
where are the goths?
the dead captain lashed to the mast
Sorry @Satanfriendly - nothing to do with shaving - but you mentioned it in response to the post by @Scotshave - have you heard the thrash version of 'Jolene?' - you have sullied my life
We've got to keep the a Yorkshire heritage going!!It is of course the graveyard at St Mary's Church by Whitby Abbey. The same as used as a setting in the novel
And I gave you a 'love' for that one. But not in an emotional sense though.
Good fish and chips there but not in the “ famous†overrated cafe!If that is Whitby Abbey - where are the goths?. I've been there - you couldn't wield a stake without hitting one. They probably would have liked that. Definitely the most compelling sequence in Dracula - as the ship runs aground - the dead captain lashed to the mast - the black dog leaps ashore. The boat was called the 'Demeter' - which is quite a clever classical reference. Also the Synod of Whitby - 7th century - one of the most important events in British history - most people have never heard of - Abbess Hilda coming down on the side of Roman and not Irish Christianity - the two churches fell out about haircuts - I'm not making this up - and - most importantly - how to calculate the date of Easter. Horrifically complex - trying to shift from a lunar calendar - because it derives from Passover - to a solar based one. Which you can't actually do - hence Easter - remains the only 'movable feast' in the Christian year. You end up with an equation - even Einstein would have gone - 'ooft.' Sorry @Satanfriendly - nothing to do with shaving - but you mentioned it in response to the post by @Scotshave - have you heard the thrash version of 'Jolene?' - you have sullied my life - but in a good way. . I.
Lol, I haven't @Digimonkey , but it does sound like an interesting cross-over. I agree about the arresting scene in Dracula. The graveyard also reminded of the scene in Chapter Eight where Lucy and Mina are sitting on the East Cliff and D is close by: ‘His red eyes again! They are just the same.' Shuddersome.If that is Whitby Abbey - where are the goths?. I've been there - you couldn't wield a stake without hitting one. They probably would have liked that. Definitely the most compelling sequence in Dracula - as the ship runs aground - the dead captain lashed to the mast - the black dog leaps ashore. The boat was called the 'Demeter' - which is quite a clever classical reference. Also the Synod of Whitby - 7th century - one of the most important events in British history - most people have never heard of - Abbess Hilda coming down on the side of Roman and not Irish Christianity - the two churches fell out about haircuts - I'm not making this up - and - most importantly - how to calculate the date of Easter. Horrifically complex - trying to shift from a lunar calendar - because it derives from Passover - to a solar based one. Which you can't actually do - hence Easter - remains the only 'movable feast' in the Christian year. You end up with an equation - even Einstein would have gone - 'ooft.' Sorry @Satanfriendly - nothing to do with shaving - but you mentioned it in response to the post by @Scotshave - have you heard the thrash version of 'Jolene?' - you have sullied my life - but in a good way. . I.
As you know - glowing red eyes are a big thing in the book - at the start when Jonathan Harker is in a coach - travelling to see the Count - they stop - he gets out - not a good idea - surrounded by wolves - with big red eyes - otherwise silent. You would have thought - you are an idiot - run away - no good will come of this - but no. Go back home - desist immediately. Transylvania - I only worked the meaning out recently - thanks to there being a shop across the road - run by Transylvanians - it means - the land beyond the trees. Makes sense - when you pick the word apart. So - Dracula - truly wonderful and terrifying in places - the bit where Harker - sees him crawling down the wall outside the window. In addition - trying to stop this being the most off topic post ever - Dracula is speaking to Harker as he is shaving in a mirror - but he can't see him behind him. A remarkably modern book - very much in the same vein as Mary Shelley - check it out. I promise to do better in my next post. I'll need to shave. - I.Lol, I haven't @Digimonkey , but it does sound like an interesting cross-over. I agree about the arresting scene in Dracula. The graveyard also reminded of the scene in Chapter Eight where Lucy and Mina are sitting on the East Cliff and D is close by: ‘His red eyes again! They are just the same.' Shuddersome.
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